Single Worldwide Airworthiness and Environmental Codes

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Single Worldwide Airworthiness and Environmental
Codes

• Presented by
• Thaddee Sulocki - JAA
• Dorenda Baker - FAA

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General Background

• Overview of Tasking
• Formation of the International Working Group
• Working Methods
• Analytical Hierarchy Process and Ranking

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Overview of Tasking

• Decision to start a study at the 17th FAA/JAA
  Annual International Conference (June 2000)
• Two Terms of Reference (TOR), one on a Single
  Code, one on a Single Process
• Activity on the Single Process not yet started

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The "Single Worldwide Airworthiness and
Environmental Code" TOR

• Review present methods for the development of
  airworthiness and environmental codes, policies,
  and guidance among the affected authorities.
• Review present methods for adoption of these
  codes, policies, and guidance worldwide.
• Review present methods for identification and
  resolution of additional national requirements
  (ANRs) and operational standards that lead to
  design requirements.

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The "Single Worldwide Airworthiness and
Environmental Code" TOR

• Recommend work priorities (e.g., products
  (aircraft, engine, propeller) and legal issues).
• Recommend the optimal solution and the next steps
  with associated timelines to achieve it.
• Evaluation of the potential methods must consider
  effectiveness, efficiency, feasibility (in
  particular legal constraints), public perception,
  institutional changes (e.g., EASA), work program
  priorities, and the ability to gain support of
  Authorities worldwide.

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Formation of the Group

• An International Working Group was formed for the
  Single Code
• First meeting in March 2001
• Meetings were attended by representatives from
  industry and airworthiness authorities
• ICAO Resolution in Fall 2001, supporting the
  activity

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Working Methods

• International Working Group Divided into five
  main sub-groups
• Questionnaire
• Operating Procedures
• Minimal Requirements
• Adoption
• Evaluation

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Questionnaire

• Survey of ICAO Contracting States
• Most national airworthiness and certification
  standards are based on or are similar to the
  Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) or Joint
  Aviation Requirements (JAR).
• It is reasonable to presume that the ICAO
  Contracting States could recognize a Worldwide
  Code.

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Possible End Products

• FAR (developed by FAA)
• JAR (developed by JAA)
• FAR or JAR (developed jointly under the
  Harmonisation Process)
• IAR (developed through an arrangement)
• Industry Standard (developed by Industry)

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Possible ways of reaching Global Implementation

• On a voluntary basis
• Through an ICAO mechanism/instrument
• Through a global arrangement (assumed more
  binding than the current ICAO)

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15 Options
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Analytical Hierarchy Process

• Evaluation Exercise - General
• Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process, a
  multi-criteria decision making tool
• AHP
• Defines and weights criteria
• Compares options in regard to each criteria
• Checks for inconsistency in voting
• Allows discussion
• Allows sensitivity analysis

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Evaluation Exercise Objectives

• The Group defined
• An overall objective for having common
  certification requirements and procedures, then,
• A regulatory objective for this specific exercise
• Finally, a series of criteria to assess each
  option

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Evaluation Exercise Criteria

• Expected degree of global implementation 20.4
• Political and legal barriers 19.8
• Commitment ("binding level") 17.4
• Transparency ("openness") 15
• Flexibility (incl. "reactivity") 13.7
• Resources requirement 8.9
• Time to implement 4.8

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Evaluation Exercise - Criteria
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Results
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RECOMMENDATIONS

• Presented by
• Thaddee Sulocki - JAA
• Dorenda Baker - FAA

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Recommendations

• The International Working Group recommends
• Option 8 A code based on the harmonized FAR/JAR
  developed by FAA and JAA and adopted by ICAO, as
  the optimal solution of the 15 options evaluated.
  

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Recommendations

• Option 8 should be pursued through a phased
  approach
• Phase I Promote Current FAR/JAR Harmonization
  Work Program.
• Phase II Develop concept of having the
  Harmonized FAR/JAR recognized under the ICAO
  umbrella.
• Phase III Seek ICAO Agreement and Implement.

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Recommendations

• An individual or group should be specifically
  tasked to undertake and monitor the
  implementation of the recommended option.

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Questions??

• Discussion of Recommendations
• Suggestions for next steps